Bonus Rounds and Payouts
The Puffin’ Up Feature is activated by the Puffer Fish symbol, which is also
the Wild. You need to land the Puffer Fish symbol on the centre of reel 3. Once
activated the Puffer Fish puffs up his body and then starts deflating. He flies
around the reels, dropping 6 extra Wilds onto the reels in his wake. Any new
winning combinations are now added up and added to your earnings.
Spinning 3 or more Hermit Crab Scatters anywhere into view activates the Cash
Crab Pick Bonus. 3 Crab symbol awards 1 pick, 4 Crabs gives you 2 picks and 5
Crab symbols awards you with the maximum of 3 picks. The Crabs you pick from are
the ones you spun into view. Each Crab awards you with a different multiplier,
with the biggest one being 100x added to your bet.
Landing 3 Anchor Bonus symbols on reels 1, 3 and 5 will unlock Albert’s
Underwater Bonus Round, the most exciting bonus feature in the game. You need to
pick a route for Albert to take on his underwater adventure. Along the way he
can pick up certain symbols that will add to the free spins at the end of the
game. The symbols include:
- Puffer Fish: Extra Wild
- Starfish: Multiplier
- Bubbles: Air for Albert
- +5 Free Spins: Extra Free Spins to add to the round
During the Free Spins, which start straight after the Underwater Bonus,
things change a little. The Underwater Bonus Round cannot be re-triggered from
within the round but if you land the anchor on reels 1, 3 and 5 again, 8 more
free spins are added to the round. The Puffin’ Up feature unfortunately cannot
be activated from within this round.
Additional Game Features
The Wild in Wacky Waters is the image of the Puffer Fish. It’s bonus feature
was explained above but it can also replace all the Wacky Waters symbols except
for the Scatter and Bonus symbols. It is also the game’s best paying symbol at
3000x your bet for 5 of a kind.
Symbols
J, Q, K, A, Shrimp, Seahorse, Clown Fish, Angel Fish, Starfish,
Octopus, Great White Shark.
Wilds
The Wild symbol is the Puffer Fish. It replaces all symbols in Wacky
Waters except for the Bonus and the Scatter. It also activates the Puffin’ Up
Feature.
Scatter
The Scatter symbol is the Hermit Crab. This symbol unlocks the Cash
Crab Feature.
Free Spins
The Bonus symbol is the Anchor, labelled ‘Bonus’. This symbol unlocks
‘Albert’s Underwater Bonus’.
Summary
With the slot industry flooded with underwater-themed slots, it is hard for a
watery slot to stand out. Wacky Waters does just that with their awesome
graphics and plethora of bonus features.
The quirky, fishy characters are adorable and likeable, especially since most
of them pay-out very well.